"Mt. Prospect’s loss is our gain—after six years in the ‘burbs, Trilokah moved to Chicago and brought excellent Keralite and South Indian dishes along. In their bright Lincoln Park dining room, you can often find friends sharing dosas and peppery Thalassery biryani with fluffy short-grain rice. At another table, a family splits spicy goat pepper fry next to caricatures of Indian celebs. Trilokah doesn’t hold back on the flavorful spice, which is also a great excuse to get a refreshing mango lassi, too." - adrian kane, veda kilaru, john ringor, nick allen